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Dr. Leritz is a clinical neuropsychologist who focuses her research on memory and brain function.

Jon Venne was a full-time research technician responsible for subject recruitment, scheduling of tests and on-site data collection.

I am currently researching how stress hormone responses may promote psychiatric disorders such as PTSD and medical problems such as chronic pain in men and women who have been exposed to trauma. Since mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) can commonly co-occur among individuals with chronic pain and...

Alex Mitko joined the BAL lab as a research assistant after graduating from Hamilton College in May 2016. He is currently working on a study testing cognitive training in a drug abuse rehabilitation program. He is also involved in the lab’s transcranial magnetic stimulation studies. Alex is planning...

Laura graduated from MIT with a degree in Brain and Cognitive Science and subsequently worked in a neuroimaging lab at Brigham and Women's Hospital. She is now working with Dr. Fonda on maintaining the TRACTS database and helping with data analysis. Laura hopes to attend graduate school focusing on...

Meghan earned a doctorate in Experimental Psychology with an emphasis in neuroscience from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. She is specifically interested in deployment-related health issues affecting women Veterans. Her research interests include alterations in the neurobiological response to...

Brigitta graduated from Endicott College with a bachelor’s degree in Psychology with a focus on Neuroscience in May 2018. She participated in collegiate internships with TRACTS at the Boston VA Healthcare System, as well as with the Bon Secours Health System analyzing tackle-football concussions...

Tristan Colaizzi graduated from Williams College with a B.A. in Psychology with minors in Neuroscience and Public Health. Tristan's research interests are in the diagnosis and reporting of Traumatic Brain Injury. During his time with TRACTS he has focused on the Virtual-TRACTS research initiative...

I have worked with TRACTS since 2010 providing clinical and research services including the clinical research interviews, individual Cognitive Processing Therapy for PTSD, and co-leading the STEP Home group workshop for OEF/OIF/OND veterans. My previous clinical experiences include working with...

My research investigates neural networks involved in trauma and anxiety, with a particular focus on circuitry involved in two sets of processes central to pursuing goals – motivation and executive function.